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Capitol Briefing: April 1, 2007 - April 7, 2007
Putnam's 11, Seeing 'Red'
Let's call them "Putnam's Eleven." They're the 11 House Republicans who collected $2,500 checks each for their campaign accounts from "Red PAC" the political action committee run by Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.), who, as chairman of the House Republican Conference, is the third-ranking GOP leader in the chamber. Contributions from...
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April 6, 2007; 9:30 AM ET |
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GOP Leaders
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Iraq Supplemental Debate: The Final Act
The battle over the supplemental spending bill for the Iraq war can be boiled down into a five-act play, heading toward a climactic showdown at some point next month. The first two acts have already been completed, with the House and Senate passing versions of the supplemental and setting differing...
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April 5, 2007; 7:12 AM ET |
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Purse Strings
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Iraq Withdrawal Debate, Part II: The Veto
President George W. Bush will be offering up his second veto ever in less than a month, if the Democratic Congress sends him an Iraq spending bill containing a deadline for troop withdrawal.. And while he would double his veto total from the previous six-plus years, Bush would remain in...
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April 4, 2007; 6:00 AM ET |
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The Iraq Withdrawal Debate, Part 1
Mark your calendars for April 27, give or take a day. That's the rough estimate of when President George W. Bush might have his first chance to veto a piece of legislation approved by the Democratically controlled 110th Congress. Over the next few days, Capitol Briefing will give readers a...
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April 3, 2007; 6:00 AM ET |
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"Mistakes do happen"
Mistakes were made. That is one of the oldest refrains of modern politics, harkening back to one of President Ronald Reagan's memorable explanations of the Iran-Contra affair in the mid-1980s. Most recently, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales used the phrase to describe the administration's process in terminating eight U.S. attorneys. Last...
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April 2, 2007; 2:00 PM ET |
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